Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the southern part of Maritime southeast Asia and north of Australia. The northern of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which is a volcanic region, includes Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and Wetar. Crater lakes also locate in the Lesser sunda Islands but is an extinct. The islands are formed from volcanoes and by subduction along the Java Trench.
In the Lesser Sunda Islands, there are deciduous forests having dry forests instead of a rain forest. This rainforest covers most of the Indonesian region. Unique species including seventeen endemic birds are home to these islands. Animals such as flying fox, Sunda long-eared bat, and komodo rats live in the forests. Plants such as Podocarpus conifer and Engelhardias exist in this area. This region has been designated by the World Wildlife fund.
Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the southern part of Maritime southeast Asia and north of Australia. The northern of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which is a volcanic region, includes Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and Wetar. Crater lakes also locate in the Lesser sunda Islands but is an extinct. The islands are formed from volcanoes and by subduction along the Java Trench.
In the Lesser Sunda Islands, there are deciduous forests having dry forests instead of a rain forest. This rainforest covers most of the Indonesian region. Unique species including seventeen endemic birds are home to these islands. Animals such as flying fox, Sunda long-eared bat, and komodo rats live in the forests. Plants such as Podocarpus conifer and Engelhardias exist in this area. This region has been designated by the World Wildlife fund.